US20110233978A1 - Reclining ride down child seat - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to child restraint and safety devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to child restraint and safety (CRS) devices, such as child car seats and booster seats.
- CRM child restraint and safety
- Child safety restraints such as those for use in a vehicle are very well known in the art. Such restraints are secured to an existing vehicle car seat. The child is then secured to the restraint to secure the child during travel.
- These prior art restraints are typically in the form of a booster seat or a child car seat.
- a booster seat is commonly known as a seat that attached to an existing vehicle seat where the seat uses the existing belt restraint system of the vehicle. Such a booster seat is commonly used for older children.
- a child restraint may be in the form of a child car seat, which is secured itself directly to the vehicle, such as by the car's seat belt system or directly to the frame of the vehicle using hooks, and other attachment mechanisms and systems.
- child car seats and booster seats will collectively be referred to as “child car seats”.
- LATCH Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
- UAS Universal Anchorage System
- UCSSS Universal Child Safety Seat System
- LATCH LATCH
- existing seatbelts are no longer necessary to install the car seat because the child car seat is mounted directly to the vehicle via the metal loops using webbing or a “rigid” connector.
- the child car seat or booster seat includes releasable clips to engage with the metal loops of the LATCH system. This makes it easier to install car seats safely, and to make it more universal among car seats and vehicles.
- Compatible corresponding LATCH coupling systems are now commonly found on child car seat bases, rear-facing, front-facing and combination booster seats and those that have an internal harness. Further details of the LATCH system need not be discussed in further detail as it is so well known in the art. It should also be understood that the LATCH system, although a preferred method, is just one way to secure a child seat to a supporting vehicle seat.
- some child car seats are designed with features that in some way decelerate the child's movement relative to the the movement of the vehicle. This helps reduce resulting impact forces to the child and helps prevent injuries to a child in the child car seat. This deceleration is often called “ride down” where some type of load limiting is provided to manage the deceleration rate of the child car seat.
- Load limiting for “ride down” in child car seats can be provided in many different ways.
- the seat belt harness at different locations, can be configured to include some type of elastic or spring member to help gently slow down the deceleration of the child car seat. This is very similar to fall restraint technology used for safety harnesses for working in a construction site.
- child car seats can also include various types of spring biasing members, such as springs, foam and the like, within the construction of the child car seat itself to assist in absorbing and limiting the load to improve safety for the child.
- a child car seat that includes a ride down capability while also being able to provide recline angle adjustment for further comfort of the child without sacrificing safety of the child.
- a linear movement of the seat for load limiting ride down capability for added reliability and reduction of force and movement applied to the child to reduce injuries in the case of an accident.
- the present invention preserves the advantages of prior art child restraint devices, such as child seats and booster seats. In addition, it provides new advantages not found in currently available devices and overcomes many disadvantages of such currently available devices.
- the invention is generally directed to the novel and unique child safety seat includes a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back.
- the seat bottom is slidably connected to a first portion of the base and the seat back is slidably connected to a second portion of the base.
- the seat body is movable relative to the base, namely, between a resting position and ride down position.
- a dampening member is connected between the seat body and the base for dampening/retarding the movement of the seat body from the resting position to the ride down position.
- the dampening member is preferably partially oriented yarn that is no longer usable after use, such as in the event of an accident.
- the seat preferably includes a sliding cassette that moves inside the base and is connected to the dampening member to provide the ride down deceleration.
- the recline angle of the seat body relative to the base is adjustable using a releasable pawl pin that engages with teeth on the sliding cassette.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that is recline angle adjustable.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that repositions the child during ride down while dampening or retarding motion.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that includes a linear path of movement of the seat during ride down.
- FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the child safety seat of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the child safety seat of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the child safety seat of FIG. 1 showing the seat body at rest;
- FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of the child safety seat of FIG. 1 illustrating the slidable interconnection of the seat back to a second portion of the base;
- FIG. 5 is a close-up perspective view of the child safety seat of FIG. 1 illustrating the slidable interconnection of the seat bottom to a first portion of the base;
- FIG. 6 is a close-up partially broken away view of the slidable interconnection of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a close-up view of the slidable interconnection of FIG. 5 with outer housing removed for illustration purposes;
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the ratcheted sliding carriage of the present invention for recline angle adjustment of the seat body relative to the base;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the pull tab for permitting adjustment of the recline angle of the seat body
- FIG. 10 is a close-up perspective view of the locking pawl structure for setting the recline angle of the seat body
- FIG. 11 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a most upright recline position
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a middle recline position
- FIG. 13 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a maximum recline position
- FIG. 14 is a side view of the present invention in the process of ride down and engagement of the dampening member
- FIG. 15 is a side view of the present invention at maximum ride down for dampening
- FIG. 16 is a plan view of preferred dampening material used in the present invention when in a contracted at rest condition
- FIG. 17 is a plan view of the preferred dampening material used in the present invention when in an extended or stretched condition representing a ride down seat dampening condition;
- FIG. 18 is a graph illustrating the dampening capability of the dampening material for a given load at a given elongation.
- the child safety seat 10 of the present invention uniquely provides both ride down deceleration with recline adjustment of the seat body, generally referred to as 12 .
- the child safety seat 10 includes a seat body 12 that is slidably mounted to a base 14 . Details of the sliding interconnection thereof will be described in detail below.
- the seat body 12 includes a seat bottom 16 and a seat back 18 , which are preferably integrally formed with each other.
- Various padding 20 and armrests 22 are preferably provided for added comfort of the child (not shown).
- the headrest 24 may be adjustable for even further comfort, customization and safety.
- the seat body 12 and base are collectively secured to a vehicle car seat 26 .
- the present invention can be affixed to a vehicle's LATCH system 28 .
- an ISOFIX type tray 30 may be provided to support the seat body 12 and base 14 .
- the ISOFIX tray 30 includes the required anchor members 32 for securely interconnecting to the metal loops 28 of a vehicle's LATCH system.
- the seat body 12 , base 14 and ISOFIX tray 30 can be collectively installed and removed from attachment to a vehicle's LATCH system 28 .
- lower anchor couplings 32 may be connected directly to the base 14 for interconnection to the vehicle's LATCH loops 28 .
- a supporting tray 30 is more convenient, also helps prevent damage to the vehicle seat 26 and can help with further adjustment by use of a height adjustment post 34 .
- the seat body 12 and base 14 can be integrated into the construction of the ISOFIX tray 30 to provide a completely unitary construction.
- FIG. 2 shows a rear perspective view of the child safety seat 10 of the present invention with the vehicle seat 26 removed for illustrating purposes.
- transverse pins 36 are mounted to an upper portion of the base 14 using a bracket 38 and is configured to slidably reside in a slot 40 in a flange 42 mounted on the back of the seat body 12 .
- a bottom portion 52 of the base 14 includes a slot 44 to receive outwardly emanating pins 46 A and 46 B from the sides of a sliding carriage 48 that resides in the seat bottom 16 of the seat body 12 .
- the foregoing top and bottom sliding interconnections are provided on both sides of the seat body 12 and base to provide evenly distributed and balanced sliding of the seat body 12 relative to the base 14 .
- the sliding interconnections at the top and bottom of the seat body 12 and base define the extent of relative travel of the seat body 12 relative to the base 14 .
- FIGS. 5-13 illustrate the recline adjustment capability of the child safety seat 10 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the bottom portion 52 of the base 14 with the seat body 10 removed for illustration purposes.
- a sliding cassette member 48 is provided inside the bottom portion 52 of the base 14 to support the seat body 12 , namely, at the seat bottom 16 .
- a cross-member tube 50 is attached to the seat bottom 16 of seat body 12 to adjustably connected to the sliding cassette member 48 .
- the cross-member tube 50 provides a bottom pivot point for the seat body 12 when moving relative to the base 14 and during ride down deceleration.
- FIG. 6 shows a partial fragmentary view where the sliding cassette 48 itself includes a slot 54 to receive a pawl pin 56 , as best seen in FIG. 10 , to set the recline angle, namely the set angle of the seat body 12 relative to the base 12 .
- the free end of tube 50 slides in slot 54 . Therefore, the pawl pin 56 is set to a desired fixed location in one of the teeth 58 in the the cassette 48 to set the recline angle while the movement of the pins 46 A and 46 B of the cassette 48 in the slot 44 of the lower portion 52 of the base 14 define the travel of the ride down of the seat 10 in the case of an accident. Further details of adjustment of the pawl pin 56 will be discussed below.
- FIG. 7 is a further view of the base 14 with its housing removed for illustration purposes.
- the cassette 48 includes its own set of pins 46 A and 46 B to define travel of the seat 10 during ride down while the cassette slot 54 defines the extent of recline adjustment of the seat 10 . Both of these functions are unique carried out by the present invention in a single device.
- FIG. 8 is an opposite perspective view using a cross-section through the line 8 - 8 of FIG. 1 that generally shows the relative locations of the cassette 48 and how its pins 46 A and 46 B travel in a slot 44 in the lower portion 52 of the base 14 .
- the extent of travel of the cassette 48 for ride down is defined by distance “A” while the extent of the distance of travel of the pawl pin 56 , as best seen in FIG. 10 , within the cassette slot 44 to define extent of recline adjustment is defined by distance “B”.
- Distances A and B can be any distance but are preferably the same, such as 90 mm.
- FIG. 8 further shows the use of a dampening material 60 that is affixed to the bottom portion 52 of the base 14 at a first end and a to the cassette 48 at the other end.
- FIG. 8 shows these parts as floating because of the nature of the partial cross-sectional view taken. It should be understood that the dampening ride down material 60 is securely connected to the base 14 at one end and securely connected to the cassette 48 at its opposing end. Further details of the construction of the dampening ride down material 60 will be discussed in connection with FIGS. 16-18 .
- a pull-tab 62 is provided on the free end of a pair of cables 64 , which are routed to respective cassette locking pawl members 56 on opposing sides of the seat body 12 .
- the cassette 48 is preferably the width of the seat bottom 16 so that pins 46 A and 46 B emanating therefrom on each side slide respectively within two slots 44 in the bottom portion 52 of the base 14 .
- the figures herein show one side of this construction but it should be understood that the opposing side is constructed in the same fashion and operates in the same way.
- FIG. 10 shows a close-up view of the locking pawl configuration for releasably engaging with a row of teeth 58 on the opposing lateral sides of the sliding cassette 48 .
- the dampening ride down material 60 maintains the cassette 48 in a fully rearward position, as seen in FIGS. 1-3 , 5 and 6 , for example.
- a plate 66 with a pawl pin 56 is rotatingly spring-biased in a counterclockwise direction using spring 68 so that the pawl pin 56 on the pawl plate 66 resides in a selected tooth 58 on the edge of the cassette 48 .
- FIGS. 11-13 show examples of the range of adjustment of the recline angle of the seat body 12 .
- the most upright recline position is seen in FIG. 11 , which would correspond to the leftmost tooth 58 in FIG. 8 , for example.
- the pin 36 mounted to the upper portion of the base 14 that engages with the slot 40 at the rear of the seat back 18 , is located at the bottom of that slot 40 .
- FIG. 12 shows a middle recline position where the pull tab 62 has been pulled and the seat bottom 16 adjusted so that the pawl pin 56 engages, for example, the third or fourth tooth 58 from the left, as seen in FIG. 8 .
- the pull-tab 62 is released at this middle location, the seat body 12 will be set at such a middle recline angle.
- FIG. 13 shows a maximum recline position where the pawl pin 56 is engaged with the rightmost tooth 58 , as illustrated in FIG. 8 .
- the cross-member tube 50 can travel a distance B within the cassette slot 54 .
- the pin 36 at the top of the seat back slot 40 is not at the end of the opposite end of the slot 40 because the slot 40 must still accommodate for even further travel of the pin 36 in the top slot 40 in the case of ride down deceleration.
- the present invention provides additional travel distance in the lower slot 44 in the base 14 and the upper slot 40 on the seat back 18 to accommodate for potential further ride down travel of the seat body 12 .
- the sliding cassette 48 is spring-biased in a rearward direction by the ride down element, which is; preferably a partially oriented yarn (POY) 60 but it can be other types of spring-biasing material.
- the ride down element 60 is shown in FIG. 8 , as installed and also in FIGS. 16 and 17 representationally.
- the sliding cassette 48 is located at the position seen in FIG. 11 or FIG. 13 or some point therebetween, such as in FIG. 12 . Once of these positions is during normal use of the child car seat 10 of the present invention.
- the ride down element 60 maintains the cassette 48 in a rearward position.
- the base 14 is fixed to the vehicle 26 , such as by the LATCH system 28 discussed above.
- the base 14 remains fixed to the vehicle. If the force exerted exceeds the force of the ride down element 60 , the sliding cassette 48 will begin to slide forward against the forces of the ride down element 60 , as can be seen in FIG. 14 .
- the pawl pins 56 as previous set, still remain in the desired tooth on either side of the seat for the desired recline angle.
- the seat body 12 is shown in its maximum recline position, as in FIG. 13 and then going into ride down deceleration.
- the ride down element 60 is a critical part of the present invention in that it controls the ride down deceleration.
- This element 60 can be in many different forms.
- it can be a spring-like member (such as a coil spring or other configuration) that returns to its original position. In that case, after an accident, the seat body 12 would move back to its present reclined angle that it was set at before the accident.
- the ride down element 60 be a load dampener or load limiter with a particular deceleration profile. It is preferred that such a ride down element 60 be partially oriented yarn (POY), as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 .
- POY partially oriented yarn
- the performance of such POY for load dampening and ride down is shown in the graph of FIG. 18 .
- the POY material 60 is depicted in FIG. 16 in an at rest condition while FIG. 17 shows the POY material 60 in a stretched under-load condition.
- This material 60 can be selected to finely tune the ride down profile of a given seat 10 or even weight of the child 70 .
- Such a material 60 may be a one-time use material where it would need to be replaced after a single traumatic use past a certain degree of extension.
- the advantages of such a ride down child car seat 10 is shown in the graph of FIG. 18 .
- a portion of the graph is, essentially, flat to indicate that the POY material 60 extends greatly after a certain load is reached. This is more desirable than a constant slope curve where the cassette 48 would also be moving.
- the POY profile of FIG. 18 shows the desirably condition where, essentially, a threshold load will need to be met before there will be any appreciable movement of the cassette 48 to effectuate ride down deceleration.
- Control of the forward movement of the seat body 12 is the focus of the present invention while sill being able to provide recline angle adjustment of the overall child car seat 10 .
- the present invention can use any type of material 60 as a load dampener to effectuate the ride down capability of the present invention while also providing the ability to adjust the recline angle of the child car seat 10 .
- any of the components of the seat of the present invention may be made out of any suitable material, such as plastic and metal. These components may be molded, cast or otherwise formed to achieve the required configuration and shape.
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- This application is related to and claims priority from earlier filed provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/316,955, filed Mar. 24, 2010, the entire contents thereof is incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates generally to child restraint and safety devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to child restraint and safety (CRS) devices, such as child car seats and booster seats.
- In the prior art, child safety restraints, such as those for use in a vehicle are very well known in the art. Such restraints are secured to an existing vehicle car seat. The child is then secured to the restraint to secure the child during travel. These prior art restraints are typically in the form of a booster seat or a child car seat. A booster seat is commonly known as a seat that attached to an existing vehicle seat where the seat uses the existing belt restraint system of the vehicle. Such a booster seat is commonly used for older children. Also, a child restraint may be in the form of a child car seat, which is secured itself directly to the vehicle, such as by the car's seat belt system or directly to the frame of the vehicle using hooks, and other attachment mechanisms and systems. For ease of discussion, child car seats and booster seats will collectively be referred to as “child car seats”.
- Many countries around the world have standardized how a child car seat is to be secured to a vehicle seat and how movement of the seat is controlled in the event of an impact to improve the overall safety of children's car seats in vehicles.
- It is well known in the art that child seats must be secured to a supporting vehicle seat in some fashion so that it does not move around the vehicle during use. A system called Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) is commonly used for this purpose, which includes two lower anchor attachments and a top tether. The term is often used generically to refer only to the pair of fixed lower loop shaped anchors built into the bight or crack between the seat back and seat cushion. The LATCH system was originally called ISOFIX, which is a term still used in Europe. Canada, employs a similar standard called the Universal Anchorage System (UAS). It has also been called the Universal Child Safety Seat System or UCSSS. All of foregoing systems refer to the same universal anchorages that started to appear on car models starting in about the year 2000. These are now required by law in the United States for almost all model year 2003 and later vehicles.
- When a LATCH system is used, existing seatbelts are no longer necessary to install the car seat because the child car seat is mounted directly to the vehicle via the metal loops using webbing or a “rigid” connector. The child car seat or booster seat includes releasable clips to engage with the metal loops of the LATCH system. This makes it easier to install car seats safely, and to make it more universal among car seats and vehicles. Compatible corresponding LATCH coupling systems are now commonly found on child car seat bases, rear-facing, front-facing and combination booster seats and those that have an internal harness. Further details of the LATCH system need not be discussed in further detail as it is so well known in the art. It should also be understood that the LATCH system, although a preferred method, is just one way to secure a child seat to a supporting vehicle seat.
- In light of the requirement to fixedly secure a child seat to a supporting vehicle seat, there are challenges in the industry for control over the movement of the seat itself in the event of an impact to the vehicle, such as during an accident. More specifically, there is a concern as to movement of the child seat in such conditions because excessive forces exerted can cause injury to a child in the child car seat.
- For example, when a child car seat is fixedly connected to a vehicle, an accident may cause impact forces that can cause very sudden and abrupt movements to the child, such as can occur when a vehicle is abruptly stopping. It has been shown that these sudden and abrupt movements to a child in a child car seat is more likely to injure a child than movements that are less abrupt. For example, sudden stopping a vehicle and the sudden stopping of forces to a child car seat is more likely to injure a child than a where such forces are stopped in a slower or decelerated fashion.
- In view of this, some child car seats are designed with features that in some way decelerate the child's movement relative to the the movement of the vehicle. This helps reduce resulting impact forces to the child and helps prevent injuries to a child in the child car seat. This deceleration is often called “ride down” where some type of load limiting is provided to manage the deceleration rate of the child car seat.
- Load limiting for “ride down” in child car seats can be provided in many different ways. For example, the seat belt harness, at different locations, can be configured to include some type of elastic or spring member to help gently slow down the deceleration of the child car seat. This is very similar to fall restraint technology used for safety harnesses for working in a construction site. Also, child car seats can also include various types of spring biasing members, such as springs, foam and the like, within the construction of the child car seat itself to assist in absorbing and limiting the load to improve safety for the child.
- There have also been attempts in the prior art to provide child car seats that have a portion that moves relative to another portion of the seat where that relative movement is load limited while also providing the ability to recline the seat. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,551,751, issued to Sedlack, et al., teaches such a ride down child car seat where the car seat rides along a curvilinear track in the even of an impact. Such riding is controlled by a spring to help decelerate the movement of the load of the child car seat. In this seat, depending on whether the seat is forward facing or rear facing, the leading edge of the seat will move upwardly along the curvilinear track. This device suffers from disadvantages of being difficult to incorporate recline adjustability with the curvilinear ride down configuration disclosed. Also, curved movement of the seat is required, which is undesirable because this adds complexity and further directions of force.
- In view of the above, there is a need for a child car seat that includes a ride down capability while also being able to provide recline angle adjustment for further comfort of the child without sacrificing safety of the child. There is a also a desire to provide a linear movement of the seat for load limiting ride down capability for added reliability and reduction of force and movement applied to the child to reduce injuries in the case of an accident.
- The present invention preserves the advantages of prior art child restraint devices, such as child seats and booster seats. In addition, it provides new advantages not found in currently available devices and overcomes many disadvantages of such currently available devices.
- As mentioned above, there is a desire to limit the load of a child car seat and help it decelerate for “ride down” to help minimize the effects of a sudden stop and prevent resultant injuries to a child.
- The invention is generally directed to the novel and unique child safety seat includes a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat bottom is slidably connected to a first portion of the base and the seat back is slidably connected to a second portion of the base. The seat body is movable relative to the base, namely, between a resting position and ride down position. A dampening member is connected between the seat body and the base for dampening/retarding the movement of the seat body from the resting position to the ride down position. The dampening member is preferably partially oriented yarn that is no longer usable after use, such as in the event of an accident. The seat preferably includes a sliding cassette that moves inside the base and is connected to the dampening member to provide the ride down deceleration. The recline angle of the seat body relative to the base is adjustable using a releasable pawl pin that engages with teeth on the sliding cassette.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a child safety seat that provides ride down deceleration in the event of an accident or other high force situations that could harm the child.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that is recline angle adjustable.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that repositions the child during ride down while dampening or retarding motion.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a child safety seat that includes a linear path of movement of the seat during ride down.
- The novel features which are characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. However, the invention's preferred embodiments, together with further objects and attendant advantages, will be best understood by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the child safety seat of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the child safety seat ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the child safety seat ofFIG. 1 showing the seat body at rest; -
FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of the child safety seat ofFIG. 1 illustrating the slidable interconnection of the seat back to a second portion of the base; -
FIG. 5 is a close-up perspective view of the child safety seat ofFIG. 1 illustrating the slidable interconnection of the seat bottom to a first portion of the base; -
FIG. 6 is a close-up partially broken away view of the slidable interconnection ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a close-up view of the slidable interconnection ofFIG. 5 with outer housing removed for illustration purposes; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the ratcheted sliding carriage of the present invention for recline angle adjustment of the seat body relative to the base; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the pull tab for permitting adjustment of the recline angle of the seat body; -
FIG. 10 is a close-up perspective view of the locking pawl structure for setting the recline angle of the seat body; -
FIG. 11 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a most upright recline position; -
FIG. 12 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a middle recline position; -
FIG. 13 is a side view of the present invention with the seat adjusted to a maximum recline position; -
FIG. 14 is a side view of the present invention in the process of ride down and engagement of the dampening member; -
FIG. 15 is a side view of the present invention at maximum ride down for dampening; -
FIG. 16 is a plan view of preferred dampening material used in the present invention when in a contracted at rest condition; -
FIG. 17 is a plan view of the preferred dampening material used in the present invention when in an extended or stretched condition representing a ride down seat dampening condition; and -
FIG. 18 is a graph illustrating the dampening capability of the dampening material for a given load at a given elongation. - The
child safety seat 10 of the present invention uniquely provides both ride down deceleration with recline adjustment of the seat body, generally referred to as 12. Referring first toFIGS. 1-4 , the general configuration of thechild safety seat 10 of the present invention is shown. More specifically, thechild safety seat 10 includes aseat body 12 that is slidably mounted to abase 14. Details of the sliding interconnection thereof will be described in detail below. Theseat body 12 includes a seat bottom 16 and a seat back 18, which are preferably integrally formed with each other.Various padding 20 andarmrests 22 are preferably provided for added comfort of the child (not shown). Theheadrest 24 may be adjustable for even further comfort, customization and safety. - The
seat body 12 and base are collectively secured to avehicle car seat 26. For example, the present invention can be affixed to a vehicle'sLATCH system 28. In this example, anISOFIX type tray 30 may be provided to support theseat body 12 andbase 14. TheISOFIX tray 30 includes the requiredanchor members 32 for securely interconnecting to themetal loops 28 of a vehicle's LATCH system. Thus, theseat body 12,base 14 andISOFIX tray 30 can be collectively installed and removed from attachment to a vehicle'sLATCH system 28. Of course, it is possible (although not shown) thatlower anchor couplings 32 may be connected directly to thebase 14 for interconnection to the vehicle'sLATCH loops 28. The use of a supportingtray 30 is more convenient, also helps prevent damage to thevehicle seat 26 and can help with further adjustment by use of aheight adjustment post 34. If desired, theseat body 12 andbase 14 can be integrated into the construction of theISOFIX tray 30 to provide a completely unitary construction. -
FIG. 2 shows a rear perspective view of thechild safety seat 10 of the present invention with thevehicle seat 26 removed for illustrating purposes. In this view, along withFIGS. 3 and 4 , details of the sliding track system of the present invention is shown. More specifically,transverse pins 36 are mounted to an upper portion of the base 14 using abracket 38 and is configured to slidably reside in aslot 40 in aflange 42 mounted on the back of theseat body 12. Abottom portion 52 of thebase 14 includes aslot 44 to receive outwardly emanatingpins carriage 48 that resides in theseat bottom 16 of theseat body 12. Preferably, the foregoing top and bottom sliding interconnections are provided on both sides of theseat body 12 and base to provide evenly distributed and balanced sliding of theseat body 12 relative to thebase 14. The sliding interconnections at the top and bottom of theseat body 12 and base define the extent of relative travel of theseat body 12 relative to thebase 14. -
FIGS. 5-13 illustrate the recline adjustment capability of thechild safety seat 10 of the present invention.FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of thebottom portion 52 of the base 14 with theseat body 10 removed for illustration purposes. A slidingcassette member 48 is provided inside thebottom portion 52 of the base 14 to support theseat body 12, namely, at theseat bottom 16. As will be discussed in detail in connection withFIGS. 8 and 10 , across-member tube 50 is attached to theseat bottom 16 ofseat body 12 to adjustably connected to the slidingcassette member 48. Thecross-member tube 50 provides a bottom pivot point for theseat body 12 when moving relative to thebase 14 and during ride down deceleration. -
FIG. 6 shows a partial fragmentary view where the slidingcassette 48 itself includes aslot 54 to receive apawl pin 56, as best seen inFIG. 10 , to set the recline angle, namely the set angle of theseat body 12 relative to thebase 12. The free end oftube 50 slides inslot 54. Therefore, thepawl pin 56 is set to a desired fixed location in one of theteeth 58 in the thecassette 48 to set the recline angle while the movement of thepins cassette 48 in theslot 44 of thelower portion 52 of the base 14 define the travel of the ride down of theseat 10 in the case of an accident. Further details of adjustment of thepawl pin 56 will be discussed below. - As will be described in connection with
FIG. 8 , a ride down dampeningmaterial 60 is connected between the base 14 and thecarriage 48, which is connected to the seat bottom 16, to effectuate dampened ride down deceleration.FIG. 7 is a further view of the base 14 with its housing removed for illustration purposes. Thus, thecassette 48 includes its own set ofpins seat 10 during ride down while thecassette slot 54 defines the extent of recline adjustment of theseat 10. Both of these functions are unique carried out by the present invention in a single device. -
FIG. 8 is an opposite perspective view using a cross-section through the line 8-8 ofFIG. 1 that generally shows the relative locations of thecassette 48 and how itspins slot 44 in thelower portion 52 of thebase 14. The extent of travel of thecassette 48 for ride down is defined by distance “A” while the extent of the distance of travel of thepawl pin 56, as best seen inFIG. 10 , within thecassette slot 44 to define extent of recline adjustment is defined by distance “B”. Distances A and B can be any distance but are preferably the same, such as 90 mm.FIG. 8 further shows the use of a dampeningmaterial 60 that is affixed to thebottom portion 52 of the base 14 at a first end and a to thecassette 48 at the other end.FIG. 8 shows these parts as floating because of the nature of the partial cross-sectional view taken. It should be understood that the dampening ride downmaterial 60 is securely connected to the base 14 at one end and securely connected to thecassette 48 at its opposing end. Further details of the construction of the dampening ride downmaterial 60 will be discussed in connection withFIGS. 16-18 . - It is preferred that the recline adjustment of the
seat body 12 relative to the base 14 be as easy as possible. InFIG. 9 , a pull-tab 62 is provided on the free end of a pair ofcables 64, which are routed to respective cassette lockingpawl members 56 on opposing sides of theseat body 12. It should be noted that thecassette 48 is preferably the width of the seat bottom 16 so thatpins slots 44 in thebottom portion 52 of thebase 14. The figures herein show one side of this construction but it should be understood that the opposing side is constructed in the same fashion and operates in the same way. -
FIG. 10 shows a close-up view of the locking pawl configuration for releasably engaging with a row ofteeth 58 on the opposing lateral sides of the slidingcassette 48. When at rest, the dampening ride downmaterial 60 maintains thecassette 48 in a fully rearward position, as seen inFIGS. 1-3 , 5 and 6, for example. Aplate 66 with apawl pin 56 is rotatingly spring-biased in a counterclockwisedirection using spring 68 so that thepawl pin 56 on thepawl plate 66 resides in a selectedtooth 58 on the edge of thecassette 48. Pulling on the pull-tab 62 against the forces of thespring 68 causes thepawl plate 66 to rotate in a clockwise direction to cause thepawl pin 56 to lift out of a selectedtooth 58 so that the seat bottom 16, via itscross-member tube 50, can slide within thecassette slot 54. Thus, when the pull-tab 62 is being pulled, theseat body 12 can be pulled or pushed within the range of travel in thecassette slot 54 to a desired recline angle of the entire seat body relative to the base. When the desired location is reached, the pull-tab 62 is simply released and thepawl pin 56, with the forces of thespring 68, engages with theclosest tooth 58 to set the recline angle of theseat body 10 relative to thebase 14. - As the
seat body 12 reclines further, themore pin 36 slides upwardly along theslot 40. The free ends of thecross-member tube 50 also track withinslot 54 to control movement of the seat in two locations. It should be noted that movement of thepin 36 in theslot 40 at the top of the seat and the free ends oftubes 50 within itsslot 54 and movement ofpins slot 44 are linear in nature not curved. This ensures smooth and controlled movement of theseat body 12. -
FIGS. 11-13 show examples of the range of adjustment of the recline angle of theseat body 12. The most upright recline position is seen inFIG. 11 , which would correspond to theleftmost tooth 58 inFIG. 8 , for example. It is also noted that thepin 36 mounted to the upper portion of thebase 14, that engages with theslot 40 at the rear of the seat back 18, is located at the bottom of thatslot 40.FIG. 12 shows a middle recline position where thepull tab 62 has been pulled and the seat bottom 16 adjusted so that thepawl pin 56 engages, for example, the third orfourth tooth 58 from the left, as seen inFIG. 8 . When the pull-tab 62 is released at this middle location, theseat body 12 will be set at such a middle recline angle. As can be seen at the top of theseat body 12 and upper portion of thebase 14, thepin 36 resides in a more middle location in theslot 40 at the top of theseat body 12. Still further,FIG. 13 shows a maximum recline position where thepawl pin 56 is engaged with therightmost tooth 58, as illustrated inFIG. 8 . Thus, thecross-member tube 50 can travel a distance B within thecassette slot 54. It should be noted that thepin 36 at the top of the seat backslot 40 is not at the end of the opposite end of theslot 40 because theslot 40 must still accommodate for even further travel of thepin 36 in thetop slot 40 in the case of ride down deceleration. - As far as the location of
cassette 48, it should be noted that in the maximum recline position ofFIG. 13 , the distance A for travel of thecassette 48 has not yet be effectuated because thecassette 48 only travels when ride down deceleration occurs in the case of an accident. Therefore, the present invention provides additional travel distance in thelower slot 44 in thebase 14 and theupper slot 40 on the seat back 18 to accommodate for potential further ride down travel of theseat body 12. - The sliding
cassette 48 is spring-biased in a rearward direction by the ride down element, which is; preferably a partially oriented yarn (POY) 60 but it can be other types of spring-biasing material. The ride downelement 60 is shown inFIG. 8 , as installed and also inFIGS. 16 and 17 representationally. When at rest and not in an accident force-inducing environment, the slidingcassette 48 is located at the position seen inFIG. 11 orFIG. 13 or some point therebetween, such as inFIG. 12 . Once of these positions is during normal use of thechild car seat 10 of the present invention. - The ride down
element 60 maintains thecassette 48 in a rearward position. Thebase 14 is fixed to thevehicle 26, such as by theLATCH system 28 discussed above. When a forward force is exerted on theseat 12, the base 14 remains fixed to the vehicle. If the force exerted exceeds the force of the ride downelement 60, the slidingcassette 48 will begin to slide forward against the forces of the ride downelement 60, as can be seen inFIG. 14 . At this point, it should be noted that the pawl pins 56, as previous set, still remain in the desired tooth on either side of the seat for the desired recline angle. For this example, theseat body 12 is shown in its maximum recline position, as inFIG. 13 and then going into ride down deceleration. Maximum ride down is shown inFIG. 15 where the slidingcassette 48 has moved completely forward in the amount of distance A, as seen inFIG. 8 . At this point, thepin 36 in theslot 40 at the top of seat back 18 is at its rightmost position, namely at the top location of theslot 40. - Most importantly, the location of the slots and pins and the movement of the
cassette 48, namely during ride down deceleration, the child's legs move forward, not their head, in such a force-inducing accident situation. This can be easily seen inFIG. 15 . The present invention is unique due to this dynamic positioning of thechild 70 in this situation. This is a significant advance over the prior art where load dampeners are provided at the belt harnesses or where the top of the seat is dampened and the seat pivots forward with the child's head thereby pivoting forward as well. - The ride down
element 60 is a critical part of the present invention in that it controls the ride down deceleration. Thiselement 60 can be in many different forms. For example, it can be a spring-like member (such as a coil spring or other configuration) that returns to its original position. In that case, after an accident, theseat body 12 would move back to its present reclined angle that it was set at before the accident. - However, it is preferred that the ride down
element 60 be a load dampener or load limiter with a particular deceleration profile. It is preferred that such a ride downelement 60 be partially oriented yarn (POY), as shown inFIGS. 16 and 17 . The performance of such POY for load dampening and ride down is shown in the graph ofFIG. 18 . ThePOY material 60 is depicted inFIG. 16 in an at rest condition whileFIG. 17 shows thePOY material 60 in a stretched under-load condition. Thismaterial 60 can be selected to finely tune the ride down profile of a givenseat 10 or even weight of thechild 70. Such amaterial 60 may be a one-time use material where it would need to be replaced after a single traumatic use past a certain degree of extension. The advantages of such a ride downchild car seat 10 is shown in the graph ofFIG. 18 . As can be seen in this example, a portion of the graph is, essentially, flat to indicate that thePOY material 60 extends greatly after a certain load is reached. This is more desirable than a constant slope curve where thecassette 48 would also be moving. Instead, the POY profile ofFIG. 18 shows the desirably condition where, essentially, a threshold load will need to be met before there will be any appreciable movement of thecassette 48 to effectuate ride down deceleration. - Control of the forward movement of the
seat body 12 is the focus of the present invention while sill being able to provide recline angle adjustment of the overallchild car seat 10. The present invention can use any type ofmaterial 60 as a load dampener to effectuate the ride down capability of the present invention while also providing the ability to adjust the recline angle of thechild car seat 10. - It should also be noted that any of the components of the seat of the present invention may be made out of any suitable material, such as plastic and metal. These components may be molded, cast or otherwise formed to achieve the required configuration and shape.
- It would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the illustrated embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
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